Exam 11: Obscenity Indecency

The sale of erotic (though not necessarily obscene) materials to minors can be prohibited by the doctrine of____ .

Harry Neanderthal also has some material in his possession that does not fit the Miller test definition of obscenity. Some of the non-obscene material depicts minors engaging in sexual activity. Someone tips off the police and once again they raid his house. According to precedent, Harry will not go to jail for possession of the material because it is not obscene.

In order to control adult businesses, the City of Virtusville passes an ordinance restricting adult theatres. The ordinance requires no minors to be admitted to adult theatres, that no movie posters that could be considered indecent may be visible from outside the building, and no obscene movies may be shown. Furthermore, films may not include sexually deviant behavior (such as bestiality), which the city considers patently offensive. Because the rules are merely time, place and manner restrictions, such an ordinance would be constitutional.

For broadcasting, the hours between 10 p.m. and 6a.m. are identified by the FCC as ____ .

Which of the following cases recognized the state government has authority to regulate nude dancing without encroaching on the First Amendment?

The type of sexual content where Miller rule would not be used as criminal evidence is ____ .

The Miller test poses what inquiries to determine if suspect sexual content is legally obscene?

Which of the following cases involves obscene commercial phone messages?

Hollywood's latest movie is titled "Gratuitous Sex and Violence." It receives an R rating from the MPAA. This means that it is a violation of federal law for theatre owners to admit anyone under the age of 17 unless accompanied by an adult.

Which of the following cases involved U.S. censorship of motion picture films?

Which of the following cases involved the FCC's attempt to regulate fleeting expletives?

Which of the following groups established a video game rating system in 1994?

Which of the following cases involved the doctrine of variable obscenity?

Which of the following examples would be classified as a "fleeting expletive" by the FCC?

What does the SLAPS test signify in the Miller test for obscenity?

What law was signed into effect in response to video depictions of animal cruelty?

In Miller v. Skumanick (2009), underage teens found themselves in trouble for what communication act?

Legal advocacy of censorship of offensive sexual content and prosecution of pornography was sometimes known in the 19^th century as ___ .

Which of the following Congressional acts covering child pornography has been upheld?

"Erotic Body Parts" is a magazine that is not obscene although it would certainly qualify as indecent. The town of Purete Place could not ban the sale of the magazine. According to precedent, it would also be a violation of constitutional rights for the town to pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale of the non-obscene magazine to minors.